by FoHPC | Apr 9, 2017 | 2017
Recently, the Friends were contacted by a local man who asked whether we could tidy his ancestors’ grave, in exchange for a donation towards our ongoing work. The grave had been partially covered in soil by rabbits digging alongside it. Yesterday, at our monthly...
by FoHPC | Apr 3, 2017 | 2017
We have received several enquiries by email and telephone recently. We are always keen to try to help anyone who is looking for a relative’s grave in Hyde Park Cemetery. While we will try to help even if all you need is a location, so much more information is...
by FoHPC | Mar 11, 2017 | 2017
Two of the Friends’ most active supporters, Nick and Nigel, got stuck in to cutting back and tidying up the out of control shrubs at the northern end of Section B, at today’s Working Morning. The great results can be seen in the before and after photos,...
by FoHPC | Mar 4, 2017 | 2017
The Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery held their latest Annual General Meeting on Monday 23 January 2017. It related to the year April 2015 to March 16, but with updates covering the rest of 2016. The minutes of the meeting can be viewed at this link, as well as on our...
by FoHPC | Feb 11, 2017 | 2017
In spite of the cold, grey and damp weather at the cemetery this morning, there was a hint of better things to come, with this clump of snowdrops blooming near the southern boundary.
by FoHPC | Feb 9, 2017 | 2017
The Memorial Meadow at Hyde Park Cemetery acts as a natural memorial for the thousands of people who were buried there in unmarked Public graves. They were the people who often had no close family and who found themselves, for example, in the Workhouse at the end of...
